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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
The nreditated Suicide.

Speaking of suicides-there have been sever
al lately, and good many people are talking
about them-a story is told cOnfdent1ally by a
worthy citizen, who contemplated shutting
off this mortal coil. He thought of it and
thinks he was in earnest, but this doubt, be-
cause killing ones self is said to be painful
operation, and the worthy citizen is a man
who is extremely careful of his own comfort.
However, business had gone wrong, another
man had secured the church pew he had set
his heart upon, rents had been raised, he
wasn't very well any way, and life didn't
seem worth living. His wife would get his
insurance money; she knew much about
his business as he did himself, and could get
along without him.
That night he took home box Of "Rough
on Rats, "and after his wife had retired, took
it out and read the directions. Then he got out
his razor and strapped it and loaded his re-
volver. He didn't know which method he
would use, or whether he would try all and
make sure thing of it. He would decide
after the razor was properly sharpened. Then
he strapped away, and while he was trying to
cut hair sleepy voice came from the next
room: George, Uncle John brought us a
gallon of new maple syrup to-day, and we
will have fritters and syrup for breakfast. !
ght-youd-like-to know" The razor
and pistol were laid away promptly; life took
on a more roseate aspect, and the next morn
ing after breakfast the "Rough on Rats" was
carefully distributed along the trail of
troublesome vermin. George still continues
cheerful. -Indianapoli Journal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
CHANGES IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

a Brief Interview with Mrs. Speaker
misunderstanding Calls.
"Changes in the tone of Washington so
ciety?" said Mrs. Speaker Carlisle, as she sat
in the parlor of the Gilsey house. Mrs Car
Isle is pleasant looking lady, who in her
youth was handsome, but her face begins TO
bear the marks of years, i'll health, the anx-
iety of political and the strain of social life.
She is well formed unusually tall, and has a
small, finely shaped head, crowned by light
reddish brown hair, and her voice is that I'M
usual thing among American women, low
toned and pleasant. Really" she went on,
II do not think there has been much change
during the ten years have lived there The
personnel of society changes more or less
every four years, and slightly every two
years. And, of course, the incoming Of a
Democratic administration made a decided
difference among the people who are in front
But don't think there has been much change
in the tone and purpose of society there since
have known it,"
"Then you do not think it has acquired a
little more literary or intellectual flavor in
the last few years."
eyes, believe it has turned a little more
in the direction during the last year. But l
have been out of society entirely during the
winter on account of my health, and so can
not speak decisively on that point"
"What do you think has been the causes"
ooh, there hasn't been any immediate
cause. People just got tired of the old ruts
and turned to literary matters for something
new. Another respect in which the personnel
of Washington society is changing is that 30
many society people from other cities go there
now to spend the winter. This element has
grown quite large and is increasing. But
they simply fall in with the ordinary society
life of the city and do not attempt to change
its general character"
people who have never lived in Washing
ton generally think there is less in its society
life than in that of any other city in the
country"
"And my opinion is that they are about
right" and Mrs. Carlisle laughed pleasantly.
"Of course, those who live there long time
form many warm friendships, but society is
so large and social duties are so many that
there isn't time for much else. The returning
of calls alone is a large tax upon ones
time. Last year, for instance, l made 800
visits. New York Mail and Express.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14

The school term about to be entered
upon is one which marks an era in the
educational development of Hawaii
Nei. Hitherto the teachers to whom
the Government schools have been en-
trusted have been of various degrees of
merit from good to bad. In the absence
of any test of ability il is no more than
might be expected should influence
sometimes take precedence of fitness
But if this has been the case in the past,
it is satisfactory to know that feature so
observation-disclosures by no means peculiar
to Hawaii, but which has been observ-
able in many another young community
will, we have every reason to believe,
be eradicated from this time forth That
there have long been among the teach
ers of this community gentlemen and
ladies whose efficiency would compare
favOrably with that of others of their
class in any other part of the world goes
without saying, but under the new reg
ulation which has been introduced sim
ultaneously with the appointment of Mr..
Atkinson as Inspector General Of
Schools, there is to be definite stand
ard to which all must attain. Else
where this has proved the turning point
in a nations advancement; it has been
the means of promulgating among the
masses proper understanding of those
principles which form the basis of edu-
cation, rightly conceived; it has inn
parted to them the capacity not only to
assimilate knowledge, but to utilize it;
it has been the means of intoxicating
habits of thought and habits of restraint,
and it has proved the precursor of a new
era of enlightenment. Such has been
the experience in other quarters, nor is
it to be apprehended that Hawaii Will be
an exception to the rule. Be this as it
may, future generations will witness the
result
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
Peculiar Psychological Experiments.


A recent issue of Mind contains an account
Of an interesting series of experiments on the
limit of the capacity to repeat a series Of
sounds after hearing them read once. A
German experimenter, Ebbinghaus, had
studied the powers of the memory by count
ing the number of times given series of nom
sense syllables had to be repeated in order to
enable the nearer to reproduce them by rote
Mr.. Joseph Jacobs with the cooperation of
Mr.. SuIly, Mr.. Read and Mrs. Bryant has
carried a similar means Of testing the
memorx Tor, as they more accurately call it,
the 'prehension'0 into the school room. The
method was somewhat simpler. Instead Of
nonsense syllables flor instance, dak-mil-t tax
bin-roz), which are very disturbing, the
names Of the letters (omitting double M and
of the numerals (omitting severn were chosen;
and the maximum number Of letters and
numbers that child could repeat after one
reading was called its "span." Care was
taken to pronounce the words as monotonous-
" and as regularly as possible in order to
avoid any assistance to the memory from q
more or less decided rhythm. The numbers
of letters were dictated to the class, each
member of which then usually wrote down
as accurately as possible the series of letters
or numbers. The results thus reached were
quite interesting. Science.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
Daily Drinking in New York.

Is drinking on the decline!
On the contrary there never was time in
my experience when daily drinking was SO
universally a habit as now. Old men and
young men drink, and, worse, boys of tender
years follow their example Brokers drink
because they are excited; dry goods dealers
drink because trade is dull; all manner of ex-
cuses are made by people who need make
none and fortunes are coined by men whose
mental faculty is sharpened to the point of
appreciation of the fact that appetite is
stronger than principle, and some OF the most
paIatial residences in this city are owned by
individuals who, twenty years ago, were bar
keepers in other peoples saloons, but upon
whom the tide of fortune flooded as soon as
they opened places of their own. Our chief
streets are lined with saloons of the gorgeous
type have referred to, and certain localities,
which few brief years ago were recognized
as our choicest streets for residences, are now
transformed into thoroughfares lined on
either side by alleged restaurants, which are
in reality simply style Of private bar room,
with supper room attached.-Jos Towards
Letter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
GRASS SEEDS.
COCKSFOOT, RYE GRASS, ENG
LISH RED CLOVER, COW
GRASS.

TINE ATTENTION OF ALL INTERESTED IN
improving the pasture lands of the Islands
is called TO the above valuable seeds, which we
offer for sale IN lots to suit purchasers.
We have also on hand sample lots of White
Glover, English Alsyke, Timothy, Rib Grass
Crested Dogs Tail Tall Fescue, Italian Rye
Grass and Lucerne seeds, which we offer in
small lots for trial, and will also receive orders
for quantities of not less than half ton weight,
and execute same with dispatch
717-iunelstfd&w WA. @, IRWIN & co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14

THE charge sheet at the Police Court
yesterday was of very moderate dimen-
sions, considering that the previous day
witnessed one of the most memorable
parliamentary elections in the history of
the Kingdom. There was only one case
of alleged illegal voting, and in that the
prosecution was abandoned. One man,
who is said to have been intoxicated,
stands charged with fourishing pistol
in the neighborhood of one of the
booths, but more intelligently convlnc-
ing arguments were the rule. The num-
Der of cases of drunkenness was limited
to eight, and two or three minor charges
complete the list.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
PHILOSOPHY.

Life TO the few is a surfeit of pleasure,
Gay as the butterfly slipping its sweet,
Tripping through gardens a minuet measure,
Happy Of spirit, with fairy shod feet
Life to the many's desert of sorrow,
Heavy of heart and with plentiful tears;
Grieving to-day, with no hopes for the morrow,
Slowly they wear out the beautiful years.
Life as it is has sufficient Of either
Sadness and gladness to answer our need
Laughter and weeping, made wholly of neither;
Harvest is always the growth of the seed
They who go bravely, with courage believing
All is not evil, will garner the good;
They are deceived who forecast deceving,
Benefits given are not understood
Annie Robertson Noxon in Frank Leslie's.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
A False Alarm

The fire bell rang about o'clock last
evening and the several fire companies
promptly turned OUT in force, but they
had barely got under way " hen a tele-
phone message was received to the effect
that a bonfire in the vicinity of Judd
street had caused the alarm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
The Grand Concert.

Tomorrow evening a grand concert,
under the direction of Miss Jennie
Tuck, will be given in the large hall of
the Y Nj. G. a. 1t is such long time
since any musical entertainment took
place here that this welcome announce
ment should draw a very full house.
The programme is an excellent one.
Tickets for the concert are for sale at the
bookstores, and already quite a number
have been sold. The following is the
programme:
PART l.
Piano duet Second Valse Briliante''
,ScnulOft
Mrs. J. Bowler and Miss ]. Tuck.
Vocal solo-'The Bend of the River"
Observation-Disclosures. .BIumenthaI
Miss Austin.
Piano solo Fantasia Impromptu".
Miss J. Tuck.
Vocal solo-"The Erl King" 80. Schubert
Mr.. w. H. Morse.
Grand chorus-''Lauda Sion" Lambilotte
Vocal SOLO Truth in Absence" f. Harper
Mrs. Bowler.
Cornet solo" Home, Sweet Home"
................ -........- J. Hartmann
Mr.. Chas. Michiels.
Vocal duet-"The Lily and the Rose
Observation-Disclosures. ). Glover
Mesdames Waller and Bowler.
Piano solo" Grand March de Concert"
-.-............. ...-.-..-.. WOllenhaupt
Miss J. Tuck.
Quartette-"Good Night, Beloved"
.....-.............- Giro Pinsuti
MesdameS Bowler and Waller, MessrS.
Waterhouse and Morse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
ED, HOFFSCHLAEGER & CO.

TnnOrfers q Commission Merchants
1 Queen street, honolulu, II. L, Att
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14

PURCHASERS of real estate in Cali
fornia may now effect insurance against
any defect in title which may be over
looked at time of purchase. This is a
real boon, and one which will doubtless
be extended in the course of time
throughout the world. Why should not
some enterprising capitalists in Hawaii
take the che?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14
The Government schools.

Duties will be commenced in the Gov
eminent schools throughout the King
dom on Thursday next, and we are re-
quested to state that it is particularly de-
sired that all pupils be in attendance on
hat day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-14

AN American critic of English Gus
toms AYERS that ladies who play lawn
tennis to any great extent contract a
deformity, the right shoulder being
about two inches broader than the left,
whilst the body inclines preposterously.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

TnE democrats charge all delays
and bad legislation to the republi-
can Senate; the republicans retort,
"you're another-it's the demo-
cratic House." From our indie
pendent stand point we cansee that
all this congressional laundering is
attributable to greater zeal in each
party for party advantages than for
the country's good.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

IT looks now sif Congress would
adjourn tomorrow at noon. The
President is satisfied that he has
the right to appoint the five inter-
state commissioners after adjourn
ment. and will take time in making
his selection.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03
SALVATION ARMY |
(COLORED CORPS. J

INULOhED CURTIS.
HALLELUJAH CHORAL UNION, COM
Ii posed OF fifty Juvenile Voices. in their
unsurpassed rendering OF the impressive
Chorus, BEARING THE CROSS Address
es by Capt. Clearc. and others: when, why
and What Meeting. Grand procession to start
from Congress Hall, Governor Street, at s
o'clock p III. M0mmofh Feast-Don't Forget
Marching, Music, Singing BanQueting. Jubilee
Etc. &C
BISHOPS SKATING RINK,
On FRIDAY EVENING. March 4th, 1857.
Admission to all 20 cents. BANQUET or Jubi-
lee sepaEatH 10 Cents. 01mnd H6xannh Tint.
Come auid Sc.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

No branch of business has been
more redeemed, organized and
moralized by recent progress than
that of publishing public journals.
In former times the publisher dis
tributed his product to a loose null
titude, in driblets of dollar or two
year, trusting them to pay at
some time when they could think of
nothing else to do with their dollar
or two. All that loose practice has
gone by except with a few moss
back weekly journals who are sub
sidized by political patronage. The
earnest publisher does not cast his
bread upon the winds and waters,
not knowing that any will return.
The man who asks credit for a
paper nowadays is a very poor style
of man.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

JAMES NJ. TRoTTER, the newly
appointed colored recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia will
not be confirmed, and unless the
President re-appoints him after the
adjournment Of Congress, Mr.. Trot-
ter will have to trot back to Mass
chusetts.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

IT appears from a letter written
by John Wilson Brown, President
Of the a. VI. & B. railroad, to G..
K. Lord, passenger agent of the B.
& O., that the difficulty between
the two roads, is the result Of nom
agreement on the part Of the B. S
O. to grant the A. W. S B. a mo-
nopuly Of the summer travel to Bay
Ridge resort.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

CONGRESS will leave at noon to-
day 1000 bills Enacted on. Many
Of these are important and would
have been passed if members prop
erly appreciated their duties to the
people.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

The Students of the Oxford Mill
tary and Naval Academy have
struck and those who had money
went home. They do not like their
new superintendent and his ways.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

The Senate yesterday passed the
Naval Appropriation bill. 1t pro-
vides for six new steel cruisers and
other war vessels, not to coat over
ten millions. The House non-con-
CURED.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

WITH democratic Admlnistra-
ton and democratic House, the
democratic party ought to have
made better record than it has
done in the past year and half.
Looking at this fact, which is as
plain as the nose in a mans face,
Tue CAPITAL is more than half
convinced that ex-Gov. Hamilton
has good ground for wanting to re-
form the "grand old party"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03
Saturday, March 10th, 50.
AT IL O'CLOCK, N.

-AH that Piece, Parcel or Tractcf Ground
and Premises, situate. lying and being in
the Fourth Election District of Anne
Arundel county, and described as follows:
Beginning in the Telegraph Road, at
the end of the fourth line of that part of
said land called, the
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

In a general fight over the location
OF the county-seat of Wichita coun-
ty, Kas., two men were killed and
several MORALLY wounded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

Tux indolent Senators can work
when they have a mind to. On
Tuesday last they passed 81 bills in
less than half an hour.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt at
Long Island City and other points
near New York city. There was a
great scare, but no damage.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03
Addition to Timber Ridge

which was conveyed by heirs of Abraham
Pearce, TO Basil Smith, which is also
corner of Ezekiel divers land, thence
running and bounding on the middle of
the Telegraph Road, North eleven degrees,
East thirty five and a quarter perches,
North sixteen degrees, East twenty two
and four fifth perches. to point in said
road, easterly of a bounded chestnut
tree. standing on the west side of Hegron
N. Kelly's part of said land. thence run
ming with, and bounding on said Kelly S
part of said land South eighty-seyen and
a half degrees. West one hundred and
forty four and half perches, to a post
and stone planted In the ninth line of the
whole tract, thence bounding thereon,
reversely South eighteen and three quar-
ter degrees, East eighty and two-third
perches, to the end of the third line of the
aforesaid conveyance, from the heirs of
Abraham Pearce to Basil Smith, thence
on the fourth line of said conveyance,
North seventy and three quarter de-
grees, East one hundred and nine and a
quarter perches to the place of beginning.
containing
Fifty.TWO and Three Quarter Acres
of land more or less, and being the prop
erty where Daniel Smith now resides.
fourth Cash, balance in
four, eight and twelve months with inter
est, or all Cash, at option of the purchaser
w. BENTON CRISP,
m1-2wts Trustee
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

Mr. II. IL. Keedy of Hagerstown
has written letter in reply to
Mayor Hodges letter compliment
ing Comptroller Turner's manage
ment of the State finances. In his
letter, Mr.. Keedy makes several
sharp points which the Comptroller
will have to white down little to
satisfy the people.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

THERE has been a good deal of
fun poked at the hot water cure for
dyspepsia, yet the fact remains that
no better tonic and regulator for
the stomach is known to the medi-
cal profession, than that same gob-
let of hot water-as hot as eau be
borne slipped slowly a half hour
before each meal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03
.slrg zadrrr t:sesnsnfs.
W. Benton Crisp. Att y-at-Law. "A n, Charles st,
Trustees Sale
OF
INVALUABLE FARM. z

DY VIRTUE of an order of the Circuit
ID Court of Baltimore city, the under
signed trustee. will sell at Public Auction,
on the premises on
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

The hitch in the New Jersey le-
gislature has at last been adjusted.
The republicans and anti.Abbett
democrats coalesced on Rufus
BlOdgett, superintendent of the
New York and Long Branch rail-
road, and a prominent democrat,
and yesterday elected him United
States Senator in place of Senator
Ecwall, whose term of Office sx-
pires tomorrow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

PUBLIC Printer Benedict has
been confirmed by the Senate. Sena-
tor German did it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

THE Senate yesterday evening
paid tributes of respect to the men,
DRY of the late DR.. VIM. III. Cole,
who represented Baltimore in part
in the House of Representatives.
Senators German and Wilson made
feeling speeches. Senator Evarts
closed the remarks, and as mark
Of respect moved an adjournment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

CoNyIcTs AS PRINTERS. 1t is an
extraordinary Legislature which
does not develop a crank. One Of
the most curious developments of
that kind which we have seen this
winter is reported in Illinois. This
ingenious lawmaker proposes that
the convicts in the State Peniten-
tiary shall be furnished with type,
presses, ink, paper, and all the
other necessary appurtenances for
the purpose of preparing school
books for gratuitous distribution to
the children. This is the first time
that we have heard of convicts
being employed for the purpose of
placing the means of instruction
and enlightenment in the hands of
children. How the convicts would
grin at the idea of their being cal
led on to print school books! How
the printers union in Illinois will
relieve their minds of some strong
opinions about asses who are per-
mitted to stray into Legislatures
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

SENATOR RiddIeberger wants a
chestnut bell in the Senate. All
right. Let the bell be purchased at
once and placed on the Presidents
desk. When republican Senator
begins to waive the bloody shirt,
ring out the chestnut bell clear and
loud; or when a democratic Senator
boast of his love for the dear, down
trodden ex-slave, swing the bell
high and strong.
The House needs a bell too, but
it should have louder and deeper
tone, to be heard above the per-
petual din. When Doodle bills are
introduced and humbug speeches
being delivered, the Speaker should
swing aloft the deep-toned chest
nut bell as signal of the disgust the
people feel for such mis-represen-
tatives!
Let us have the chestnut bells,
by all means. Their effect would
be acknowledgement these are the
days of reform.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-03

THURSDAY. = March 3. 1887.